A vacant plant nursery in the Staffordshire green belt cannot be considered previously developed land because its last use was agricultural, an inspector has ruled, refusing housing plans on the site despite...

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has approved funding to build a rail link between Wednesbury and Brierley Hill, connecting Dudley with Birmingham, Wolverhampton and the national rail network.

Planning permission has been granted to two Birmingham landlords of houses in multiple occupation (HMO) after they separately successfully appealed to increase the number of bedrooms in their respective...